The Grand Prix in Styria opened this Friday with even a hint of rain in the afternoon. Conditions that put the young Iker Lecuona at the forefront while his teammate Miguel Oliveira has already secured a potential place in Q2. So we will say that it was a decent opening day at the Red Bull Ring for Oliveira and Lecuona…
The first day of the Austrian Motorrad Grand Prix was very exciting for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team. Miguel Oliveira and Iker Lecuona both did an excellent job of kicking off the first of two “Home Grand Prix” from KTM manufacturer and the team’s title sponsor, Red Bull.
Oliveira finished the first day in seventh position, missing the top only 0.525 seconds, while the queen class rookie Lecuone finished just 0.273 seconds behind his teammate. In FP2, which was determined by mixed track conditions, Lecuone even managed to climb to a fantastic second position, followed by Oliveira and P3.
“I felt like I could be faster”
« After all, it’s been a positive day »Comments Oliveira, seventh. “ With the weather conditions being very unstable, we definitely wanted to be in the top 10 for both sessions and we finally managed to make it in the morning. I felt like I could have been a little faster in the first session, despite a little problem with the brakes, but in the end it was. I look forward to tomorrow, setting myself the goal of achieving a good result ».
Iker Lecuona, fifteenth completed the analysis: ” About this Friday I’m really happy, first of all because in FP1 I finished very close to the best riders in 15th position. It’s my first time in the MotoGP category and I really like the way we work inside the box and also outside. Finishing second in the FP2 session gives me enormous confidence, although I was already very confident for this weekend before! I hope we can continue like this“.
“I have always felt comfortable with these track conditions. You usually have to take more risks, but that’s OK. I’m very happy with the FP1 as I rode on my own and when I passed the new tire I was 15th and only 7/10 slower than the fastest which is great for me. I still have to continue to improve in the dry but we are progressing step by step, although I have never ridden on a completely wet track before, except once in Jerez. So we have to wait and see what the weather will be ».
MotoGP Red Bull Ring 1 J1 : chronos
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